Privacy Statement
The Polaris Global Journal of Scholarly Research and Trends (PGJSRT) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of its publishing platform.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
Information collected through the PGJSRT Open Journal Systems platform may include:
• Names
• Institutional affiliations
• Countries
• Email addresses
• ORCID identifiers
• Manuscript information
• Editorial correspondence
• Reviewer information
• Submission history
• Account information
• Technical information necessary for platform operation
PURPOSE OF COLLECTION
Personal information is used for legitimate scholarly publishing purposes, including:
• Manuscript submission
• Editorial assessment
• Peer review
• Publication
• Scholarly communication
• Research-integrity processes
• Metadata registration
• Journal administration
• Digital preservation
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Certain information may be publicly displayed as part of normal scholarly publishing, including:
• Author names
• Affiliations
• Countries
• ORCID identifiers
• Editorial Board information
• Published article metadata
REVIEWER CONFIDENTIALITY
Reviewer identities are treated confidentially under the journal's double-anonymous peer-review model.
DATA SHARING
PGJSRT does not sell personal information to third parties.
Information may be disclosed where:
• Required by law
• Necessary for journal operations
• Required for DOI or metadata registration
• Reasonably necessary for a legitimate research-integrity investigation
• Authorized by the individual
SECURITY
PGJSRT and its publisher take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against:
• Unauthorized access
• Improper disclosure
• Alteration
• Loss
• Misuse
CONTACT
Individuals may contact the journal concerning personal information held through the journal's publishing system.
